verb🔗Share迫る, 差し迫るTo hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang."The dark storm clouds impended over the picnic, threatening to ruin our afternoon. "暗い嵐雲がピクニックの上に迫り、午後の時間を台無しにする恐れがあった。situationeventtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share迫る, 差し迫るFiguratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger."The threat of a layoff impended over the factory workers, making them anxious. "レイオフの脅威が工場の労働者に迫り、彼らを不安にさせた。disasterfuturesituationeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share差し迫る, 今にも起こりそうであるTo threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent."A storm impended over the school picnic, threatening to ruin the fun. "学校のピクニックに嵐が差し迫り、楽しみを台無しにする恐れがあった。timefutureeventpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share支払う, 納めるTo pay."While "impended" sounds like it might mean "to pay," that is not its definition. "Impended" means "to be about to happen; to be imminent." Here's a correct example sentence: The storm impended, so we hurried home. " 嵐が迫っていたので、私たちは急いで家に帰りました。financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
